Chapter 213

"Your Highness, the succession ceremony is in half a month. His Majesty said that if Your Highness recovers well, you may be able to attend the ceremony and leave the castle, but you will have to start learning etiquette from tomorrow."

Yu Zhu has an Eastern face, but she wears a Western maid's dress. Her face is sweet and youthful, and she looks vivid and lifelike, but her eyes are as calm as a machine.

When the girl addressed as "Your Highness" on the bed got up, she revealed a dark silk nightgown that clung to her skin, with a rather open neckline that subtly revealed her delicate and alluring collarbone.

Unfortunately, as she stood up, her seaweed-like black hair covered it.

But the skin that was faintly visible was as alluring as snow.

"Hmm. I need to change into the lining. Sister Yuzhu, may I turn around?" Her voice was like a gentle spring breeze, slowly bringing warmth.

Yu Zhu looked puzzled; she hadn't written any code for that part in her program.

"The princess's orders are not to be disobeyed by her subjects," Ling Wu said gently.

Yu Zhu paused for a moment, then mechanically turned around, repeating the same sentence:

"The princess's orders are absolute and cannot be disobeyed by her subjects..."

"The princess's orders are not to be disobeyed by her subjects."

Ling Wu stared at her back for a while, a smile appearing on her lips.

It turns out that it can be modified manually, but it needs to conform to the game's operating procedures.

A faint smile remained on her lips, but a deep pain shot through her heart.

Princess of the Rose Kingdom suffers from a heart ailment, so she has been confined to the Rose Castle since childhood.

To this day, her condition remains so severe that even outsiders cannot get close to her.

And so she stayed in Rose Castle for eighteen years.

Every morning and evening, her half-brother, the current crown prince of this country, who will become the king in half a month, would personally bring her medicine and warm water to treat her illness.

This was the first time a player had used this as a breakthrough point to discover that the medication was the culprit behind her heart condition.

Then he protected her from the Crown Prince's surveillance, took her to see the royal city she had never seen before, told her many stories she had never heard before, and even took her to see a grand fireworks display.

Under that beautiful and dazzling fireworks display, her heart was ripped open by the player with a dagger.

The blond, blue-eyed, gentle man had a mocking look in his eyes, yet his words still carried a tender warmth: "Your Highness, I just wanted to see if your heart is truly pure and innocent."

The second time, she watched as various players wandered around her and discovered that whenever she developed feelings for someone, that person couldn't help but want to kill her.

Inside the castle lies her brother plotting to murder her, while outside, the streets are filled with players who speak sweetly but harbor deadly poison in their hearts.

The gorgeous long dress restricted her movements; she was trapped in a treacherous pool, every step fraught with danger.

There was a lovely girl from the East who always protected her and eventually helped her escape the castle, repeatedly helping her escape from the player's clutches.

In the end, however, he still managed a sweet and tender smile as he fed her a cup of poisoned wine.

The poisoned wine didn't hurt; it was only the terrifying sight of the cute girl that made her feel ridiculous.

She said they weren't from this world, but players; she said that as a princess, she was just an NPC.

What are players? What are NPCs?

What is their world like?

Are there other people in this world who are "alive" like her?

Ling Wu pulled herself out of her reverie, lifted her gorgeous skirt, and sat in front of the dressing mirror. The pain in her heart made her lips turn white.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince," Yu Zhu said respectfully.

Through the mirror, Ling Wu saw the blond man's hands, which held the medicine and warm water, with clearly defined knuckles. His thin lips were pursed, and his handsome face, as perfect as a god's, was covered with a faint frost.

In the memories he wrote, this was his habitual expression, but whenever he met Ling Wu, he would unconsciously reveal tenderness and doting.

"Celestia, good day." His voice was pleasant, gentle and melodious, yet it seemed to carry the chill of ice and snow.

Celestia represents light and kindness, and it is also the name that Lingwu is recognized by the royal family in this country.

Ling Wu stood up. "Good day, Your Majesty. May you be blessed by Lady Luck." The girl's voice was soft, like the sound of a wind chime.

Landric paused for a moment, then smiled and handed the warm water to Lingwu.

Seeing that she obediently took the medicine, he looked into Ling Wu's eyes and asked rather slowly, "How did Celestia know about the existence of the Goddess of Fortune?"

The girl in his eyes had regained a faint blush on her pale face because she had taken the medicine.

This makes that beautiful face, which looks as if it has been kissed by a god, even more sacred and alluring.

“There are many books in the attic. I read about the goddess of fortune in an ancient book. Awu hopes that her brother will be blessed by the gods.” Her voice was soft, as beautiful as the wind blowing through roses.

Landric's expression remained unchanged, but the probing in his eyes lessened slightly.

“Recently, there have been many outsiders in the city. If any strangers try to seduce you with their words, Celestia should tell her brother immediately.” As he spoke, he kept his eyes on Ling Wu.

The girl, dressed in a gorgeous agate-red princess dress, nodded, then looked up at him, her beautiful eyes sparkling as if a thousand stars were shining within them.

Landric's eyes darkened for a moment, then he raised his hand and ruffled the girl's hair.

With a gentle tone, he uttered the nickname of the girl with Eastern blood before him, "Once A-Wu's heart ailment improves, your brother will take you out of the royal city to have a look around."

"Really?"

The girl's amber eyes shone with a subtle light, as if he were the god she spoke of.

Landric smiled and nodded, but then, as if remembering something, he inexplicably withdrew his hand, and the darkness in his eyes deepened again as he looked at the girl before him.

He turned and left, behind him the girl's soft voice saying, "Goodbye, brother."

Landric seemed not to hear, and quickened his pace as he left.

But as he stepped outside, his figure paused for a moment, and then he walked towards the pavilion.

Lingwu, who remained where she was, gazed at the blooming roses outside the window.

Landric during the day is different from Landric at night; the only difference is that Landric during the day is more concerned about whether she will be seduced by someone.

And at night, Landric...

Lingwu withdrew her gaze from the roses.

At that moment, the man in the attic opened an ancient book, stared at the words "Goddess of Fortune" for a moment, and then put the book back.

Perhaps Celestia was just too perfect, so perfect that he almost thought she had developed sentience.

Unfortunately, any NPC that develops intelligence must be eliminated immediately.